Love
Keeps my heart ablaze
That will wilt
Only in death.

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I wish
To write a letter
To you
About a moment
That once turned into
Eternity
About a warm touch
That made life
Fulfilled.

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ଅମାବାସ୍ୟାର ଅମା ଅନ୍ଧାରେ
ଆଲୋକର ରୋଷଣୀ ଛୁଟାଇ
ଖୋଜୁଛି ମଣିଷ ସତେ
ଆନନ୍ଦକୁ ଆଣିବ ଗୋଟେଇ।
ଆଲୁଅର ଖର ଜାଳେ
କେବେ କେବେ ପୋଡ଼ିଯାଏ ହାତ
ଅନ୍ଧାର ଉଶ୍ଵାସଭରା
ମାଆ କୋଳ ପରି ସତ।
ଜୀବନ ଅନ୍ଧାରୀ ଗୁହା
ଆଲୋକର କ୍ଷୀଣ ରଶ୍ମି ପାଇଁ
ମଣିଷର ପଟୁଆର ଚାଲେ
କେଉଁ କାଳୁ ହୃଦୟର
ମଶାଲ ଜଳାଇ।

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Light of Love
Kindle all hearts
Burn tenderly
All impurities
And dissipate darkness.



Happy Diwali 🎇🪔

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मन की दीवारों पर कुछ शब्द उकेरे थे कभी,
अब बस निशान हैं, अर्थ बह गए हैं दूर,

शायद प्यार वही है जो मौन में रह जाए।

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My Last Haircut

I felt like cutting the hair short before the onslaught of summer. Green Trends being not far from my house, I reached there at 10AM to find nobody around. Some street dogs, tired from yesterday's fight were still sleeping on the ground floor landing. The saloon was on the first floor. I sat myself upon an abandoned bench and watched the mobile screen vacantly. By 10.15 a girl came. Hopefully I told her my purpose. "Sorry Ma'am, she said politely, our expert is on leave. Please come tomorrow." I had nothing to say but a Okay.

Following day the expert was there, a young man with a bunch of stylish hair on his head. He examined my hair with the precision of doctor examining a patient. 'When did you sampoo the hair?'
'The day before yesterday.' You need another wash. He led me to the basin and started washing my hair with shampoo, conditioner, lukewarm water and utmost care. Then he towel dried first, and blew cold and hot air alternately from a drier.
He commented on the frizziness of my front hair and suggested a hair spa, some treatment. 'Only 8,000 Ma'am'.
'I want a simple haircut, please.'

He obeyed with a smirk. Next half an hour nobody spoke.

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We walked the same path once
The days passed quickly then
I can watch our dark silhouette
In a quiet contemplation again.

Has anything changed?
I asked the time
The hearts are beating the same
And still make a sweet rhyme.

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ମାଆ
ଆଜି ମହାଷ୍ଟମୀ
ମହାପୂଜା
ମହାବେଳା
ମହିଷାମର୍ଦ୍ଦିନୀ
ଦୁଷ୍କୃତି ବିନଷ୍ଟ ହେଉ
ମହତ୍ ର ହେଉ ପ୍ରତିଷ୍ଠାନ
ହୃଦୟରେ ବିରାଜିତ ହୋଇ
ଭରିଦିଅ ତୁମ ଶକ୍ତି, ଜ୍ଞାନ।

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ଶରତ ଯେବେ ଆସେ
କାଶଦଣ୍ଡୀ ହସେ
ଆକାଶ ନିର୍ମଳ ଦିଶେ
ପୂଜା ପାର୍ବଣର ବାସ୍ନାରେ
ସତେ ଜଗତ ମହକି ଉଠେ।
ଦିବ୍ୟ ଜନନୀ ଧରାବତରଣ
ପାଇଁ କି ପୃଥିବୀ ଏତିକି ପ୍ରସନ୍ନ
ନୂତନ ଶୋଭାର ପସରା ମେଲାଇ
ସବୁରି ମନକୁ ରସେ
ଶରତ ଯେବେ ଆସେ।

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ମହାକାଳୀ, ଆଦ୍ୟାଶକ୍ତି, କାତ୍ୟାୟନୀ ଶୁଭଦେ
ରକ୍ତନେତ୍ରା, ପ୍ରଚଣ୍ଡା, ଶ୍ରୀଚଣ୍ଡି ବରଦେ
ଯେଉଁ ରୂପ ସଂଦର୍ଶନେ ଭୟେ କଂପେ ଅସୁର
ନାରୀଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ କିଂପା ଅଟେ ତା ତିରସ୍କାର?
ତୁମେ କାଳରାତ୍ରି ତୁମେ ରକ୍ତମୁଖା ନିର୍ମମା
ଦନୁଜ ଦଳନେ ମାତ ନାହିଁ ତବ ତୁଳନା
ତୁମରି ପ୍ରତିଭୁ ନାରୀ ଧରେ ଯେବେ ଏ ରୂପ
ଜଗତେ ମିଳଇ ତାକୁ ଭର୍ତ୍ସନା, ଅପବାଦ
ତୁମ ଶକ୍ତି ଭରିଦିଅ ହେଉ ସିଏ ନିର୍ଭୀକା
ଦାନବ ବିନାଶ ପାଇଁ କର ତାକୁ ସମର୍ଥା।

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